2017 Sewanee BRIDGE Program in Biomedical Science

Only current eleventh graders are eligible to apply. This means your anticipated enrollment term for college is Fall 2018.

Before completing this application, please have the following items and information ready to submit on this page as you cannot save and revisit this form.

Two Recommenders Contact Information

High School Counselor: Name, email and title of your high school counselor who has already agreed to submit a recommendation with your transcript and test scores on your behalf.

Teacher: Name, email, and title of your teacher who has already agreed to submit a recommendation on your behalf.

Three short essays on the following topics: All of these essays must be uploaded as a Word Document or PDF.

Describe your goals and what significant things you have done that have helped your achieve your goals or helped you stay on the path towards your goal? (250 words or less)

Choose an article from this past year that deals with science and medicine that inspires you and describe the impact it has on society. Include a review of the topic and how the courses you took in high school have impacted your understanding of this topic. (500 words or less)

What courses have you taken that have really helped you as a student. What were your biggest challenges that you had to overcome during your academic courses in high school? (250 words or less)

Upon submission of your application, your selected guidance counselor and teacher will receive emails with links to an online recommendation form. Please let them know that they will be receiving an email from us and that your submission will not be complete until they have submitted their recommendation. Counselors may submit letters of recommendation, transcripts and test scores here. Teachers may submit letters of recommendation here.

Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please indicate how you identify yourself. (Check all that apply.)

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Sex

Female

Male

Term in which you expect to enroll in college

2018 Fall

Defer 2019 Fall

Student Type

Current High School

High School CEEB Code

Parent / Guardian Information Section

Parent / Guardian 1 First Name

Parent / Guardian 1 Last Name

Parent / Guardian 1 Phone Number

Parent / Guardian 1 Work Phone

Parent / Guardian 1 Email Address

Are you currently living with Parent / Guardian 1?

Yes

No

Parent / Guardian 1 Address (if different from yours)

CountryStreetCityRegionPostal Code

Parent 1 Occupation

Parent 1 Employer

Parent 1 College, Degree and Year

Parent 1 Graduate School, Degree and Year

Parent 2 First Name

Parent 2 Last Name

Parent 2 Phone Number

Parent 2 Work Phone

Parent 2 Email Address

Are you currently living with Parent 2?

Yes

No

Parent 2 Address (if different from yours)

CountryStreetCityRegionPostal Code

Parent 2 Occupation

Parent 2 Employer

Parent 2 College, Degree and Year

Parent 2 Graduate School, Degree and Year

If not with your parents, with whom do you live permanently? (Name, relationship)

Emergency Contact (Name, relationship)

Emergency Contact Phone Number (Home)

Teacher and High School Counselor Recommendation Section

Your application must include a two written recommendations one from your high school counselor and one from a teacher (preferably a science or math teacher). Your application IS NOT COMPLETE until we receive your teacher's and guidance counselor's recommendations. It is your responsibility to follow up with your teacher and high school counselor to make sure they submit their recommendations.

Please provide their contact information below. It is very important that you double-check accuracy for both email addresses, because if your teacher and counselor don't receive the email then it will slow the application process considerably. *If your teacher or counselor don't receive the email and you are certain that the email address was correct, please have them check their junk or spam mailbox.

Teacher's Name

Teacher's Job Title / Position

Teacher's Phone Number

Teacher's Email Address

Counselor's Name

Counselor's Job Title

Counselor's Phone Number

Counselor's Email Address

Personal Interests and History Section

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Diversity
Having a diverse academic community is important to the University. One of the goals of the Bridge Program is to introduce college to rising twelfth-grade students of high academic standing whose backgrounds and experiences would contribute to and enrich the diversity within our academic community.

How do you believe you can contribute to campus diversity?

Please provide a list of colleges & universities you are considering for undergrad.

Please tell us what major or area of study you are considering for undergrad.

Resume : If you would like to upload your resume instead of listing your work experience and extra curricular activities in the next box, please do so here.

Please list your work experience and extracurricular activities

Please check all the courses you will have completed by the end of your junior year:

Pre-Calculus

Calculus

Statistics

Biology

AP or IB Biology

Please list any prior summer academic program experiences you have had

Please tell us about your computer experience; include types of computers and software programs you are familiar with. (Note: It is important to have computer skills as you enter the science world. If you have not had much of an opportunity to work with your computer skills, we look forward to introducing you further to computing.)

Have you ever been suspended or expelled from school for any disciplinary or honor code infraction or had any court convictions other than parking violations?

Yes

No

Please explain

Financial Aid Support:
If you are in need of financial support to attend the Sewanee BRIDGE Program, please know that requesting aid will have no bearing on admission decisions. Financial aid applications will be distributed after a student is admitted, if they requested support on their file.

Will you be seeking financial assistance? (If yes, you will be required to fill out our financial aid application, if you are admitted)

Yes

No

Essay Section

Essay Topic 1: Describe your goals and what significant things you have done that have helped you achieve your goals or helped you stay on the path towards your goal. (250 words or less, Word or pdf document only)

Essay Topic 2: Choose an article from this past year that deals with science and medicine that inspires you and describe the impact it has on society. Include a review of the topic and how the courses you took in high school have impacted your understanding of this topic. (500 words or less, Word or pdf document only)

Essay Topic 3: What Courses have you taken that have really helped you as a student? What were your biggest challenges that you had to overcome during your academic courses in high school?

Occasionally, we take photographs and video of students to use in our promotional materials. Please give your permission to use your likeness in photography or video to be used in the brochure or on the web site. It is worth noting that when we use photographs, we do not identify the students in them by name.

Photo and Video Permission

Yes, you can use my likeness in photos or video

No, you cannot use my likeness in photos or video

Our electronic "signature" below indicates that to the best of our knowledge this application is complete, honestly presented, and factually correct.